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Ballintober Baile an Tobair | |
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Village | |
 Ballintober Abbey | |
  Ballintober Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°44′42″N9°17′54″W / 53.744936°N 9.298457°W /53.744936; -9.298457 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M142767 |
Ballintubber, officiallyBallintober (Irish:Baile an Tobair, meaning 'settlement of the well'),[1] is a village inCounty Mayo, Ireland, known forBallintubber Abbey which was founded in 1216. The countryside of Ballintubber is set against the backdrop of thePartry Mountains.
The long history of Ballintubber dates back to pre-Christian times, when people came from the east, through Ballintubber, on the way to adruidic site now calledCroagh Patrick. WhenSaint Patrick brought Christianity to the west of Ireland after 461 A.D., he founded a church at Ballintubber.[citation needed] The present Ballintubber Abbey was founded in 1216 byCathal Crobhdearg,Chief of the Name ofClan O'Conor andKing of Connacht.[citation needed] Church records for Ballintubber and Burriscarra parish commenced in 1839 and are held at the South Mayo Family Research Centre inBallinrobe.[citation needed]
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